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Chhattisgarh power plant explosion death toll reaches 23[Updated]

Saturday, 18 April 2026, 16:07 · 1 min read
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The death toll has climbed to 24 after another worker succumbed to injuries on Sunday, April 19. Eleven people remain hospitalized, with two in critical condition. Meanwhile, an FIR has been filed naming eight to ten individuals, including Vedanta Group Chairman Anil Agarwal and plant head Devendra Patel, with Sakti Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur noting that additional names may be added as the investigation proceeds.

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The death toll from a boiler explosion at a Vedanta power plant in Sakti district, Chhattisgarh (a central Indian state), has risen to 23 following the deaths of two more workers on Saturday. The victims, Subrata Jana from West Bengal and Upendra Sah from Jharkhand, died while receiving treatment in the cities of Raigarh and Raipur respectively. The blast, which occurred on Tuesday, April 14, has emerged as one of the deadliest industrial accidents in the region in recent memory.

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The HinduChhattisgarh power plant explosion death toll touches 23 ↗︎
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